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Here at Gadgetell, as I am sure you do also, love to see information leaked early, this time it involves Dell’s highly anticipated Latitude series. What we have learned are some more details involving two new E-Series models, the E6500 and the E6400. The E6500 is the more advanced of the two, and it begins with a 15.4-inch screen as opposed to the E6400’s 14.1-inch. Interestingly enough, these two laptops are set to replace the D830 and the D630.

The E6500 comes with UWB, Bluetooth 2.1, and mobile broadband. One of the best features is this laptop comes with integrated GPS, which is a rarity still in many laptops on the market today. Additionally, the E6500 comes with high quality batteries, 84WHr, able to keep your laptop running all day on a single charge. It’s 15.4-inch screen always comes with LED backlighting and a 1920 x 1200 resolution, nVIDIA graphics, and DisplayPort. No word on exact hard disk space, but it comes with a Solid State disk and an eSATA port for additional storage. If you want, you can purchase an optional webcam and microphone, no word on how much extra you would have to pay for these. It even comes with advanced security measures such as contact-less smart cards, and even encrypted hard disks.

These laptops come with a lot of good features, but I’m sure they are going to cost a helluva lot of money. No word on exact pricing as of now, but these laptops are slated for a June release. Stay tuned for more information as it comes out.

Via [Engadget]

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I normally only post about HDTVs and everything HD, which sometimes includes computer LCD monitors if they feature a HD resolution of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels), but they brand new and amazing looking Samsung 53 series of monitors cough my attention, and I just had to write about them.

Firstly, it seems as if Samsung have taken one of their great looking HDTVs, taken the design and shrunk it down for a computer monitor. I recently wrote about the equally impressive Samsung 2493HM / 2693HM, which have received a lot of attention, but are also larger, and more costly than the new Samsung Syncmaster 53 series.

The new Samsung 53 series SyncMasters consist of four thin black gloss frame models. The 19-inch 953BW, 20-inch 2053BW, 22-inch 2253LW, and the largest 25-inch 253BW. Samsung has taken the styling, and high LCD quality from it’s HDTV lines to create a great lcd monitor with supreme colors and specifications.

All are fast enough for the latest games with a very fast 2ms response time, a high 8,000:1 contrast ratio for great colors, and HD media is no problem with a DVI input with HDCP (Can use HDMI -> DVI adapter).

The 19-inch 953BW has a 1440×900 resolution, the 20-inch Samsung 2053BW, 2253LW, 253BW have a 1680×1050 resolution. All have advanced features such as MagicBright3 and MagicColor for automatic brightness, contrast and color correction along with MagicWizard for resolution, image, color and screen font automatic adjustment setting.

All the new SyncMasters from the 53 series should be available shortly around the world. I know I am very interested in either the 20-inch Samsung 2053BW or the 22-inch 2253LW.

• Samsung 953BW : $239
• Samsung 2053BW : $299
• Samsung 2253LW : $319
• Samsung 253BW : $349

…boring. Okay, so that is just my opinion but I sure hope that there are a far more interesting videos out there than some of those who won. Sure, the ‘laughing baby’ is really cute but really, what’s so funny about the Potter Puppet Pals? I won’t criticize each and every winner and the nominees. After all, it’s the millions of YouTubers who have voted for these videos. Votes were cast during a week-long time frame and the winners were announced Friday. Twelve YouTube videos luckily won. I say luckily because not all are undeserving. But hey, they are the winners. They deserve at least to be recognized.

Here are the top winners:

• Adorable: Laughing Baby from gsager1234
• Commentary: LonelyGirl15 is Dead! from WHATTHEBUCKSHOW
• Eyewitness: Battle at Kruger from Jason275
• Instructional: How to solve a Rubik’s Cube from pogobat
• Politics: Stop the Clash of Civilizations from AvaazOrg
• Short Film: My Name is Lisa from sheltonfilms
• Comedy: Potter Pupper Pals in “The Mysterious” from NeilCicierega
• Creative: The Original Human TETRIS Performance from notsonoisy
• Inspirational: Blind Painter from texascountryreporter
• Music: “Chocolate Rain” Original Song by Tay from TayZonday
• Series: The Guild - Episode 1: Wake-Up Call from watchtheguild
• Sports: Balloon Bowl from davetheknave

Winners receive a trophy and an invitation to a special YouTube event later this year. And of course, how could I forget bragging rights. Let’s hope that next year’s winners won’t disappoint.

Read [YouTube Blog]

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Diligent research plus $75 has led researchers at the University of California, Berkeley to develop a cellphone accessory that turns any cameraphone into a mobile microscope. That, coupled with the ability of most mobile phones to wirelessly connect with computers either via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, makes for a very convenient way to do a little bit of research and medical diagnosis. With enough time and training, people might even be able to do this themselves. The concept is so simple I’m amazed nobody has ever thought of it before. Finally all those megapixels have found a way to be useful, for once.

You might be tempted to ridicule and judge it by how it looks but once you realize how useful this thing could be, hopefully you’ll come to your senses. The device itself actually has two versions: one with about 5x magnification for taking images of moles and rashes, and another with about 60x magnification for capturing the details of blood cells and parasites.

I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to the day this device becomes official. Right now, the creators plan on taking it for a test run in Uganda, but hopefully they finish the final product soon and release it to the public. Just imagine using your cameraphone to capture images of the things under your skin and in your blood then just sending them to your doctor via the Internet for diagnosis. And if it doesn’t work so well, at least it saved you from gas money or a commute to the doctor’s clinic.

Read [Technology Review] Via [Gizmodo]

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Rev-Olution Alarm
There are few things worse than being rudely awakened from a deep slumber, and ripped from your duvet haven by the incessant electronic bleeping of an alarm clock.

You can have this for ?29.95

While everyone else in the world seems to be forgetting about snail mail, here comes the US Postal Service putting the old way of communicating into a fresh and yet good use – recycling electronics. The US Postal Service is advocating the recycling of electronic products, such as mobile phones and inkjet cartridges to name a few. If you’re sick and tired of your broken iPods you may put them in an envelope provided by the USPS and send those electronics via snail mail. The envelope will be provided by the USPS and will be strategically placed in 1500 post offices across the US.

The USPS “mail back” program does not only promotes and encourages environmental sustainability but it will help consumers to de-clog their homes and workstations with dead electronic products as well. 

Helping out the USPS in carrying out this noble project is Clover Technologies Group, a nationally recognized company that promotes the 3R’s in inkjet cartridges, laser cartridges and small electronics – recycle, remanufacture and remarket. Clover Technologies takes care of the postage for the mailed envelope.

Concerned individuals can use the envelopes located in post offices with no limits. Individuals can use as many envelopes as they want, as long as they only contain old pieces of electronics. The “mail back” program is currently set for testing in 10 areas across the U.S. has the potential to become a phenomenon. If the mail back program gets positive reviews from early participants, it will grow and become available in more areas. Hopefully, Clover Technologies could handle the influx of electronics junk once the recycling program gets a head start.Hats off to USPS and Clover for this noble program.

Via [Lifehacker] Read [USPS Postal News]

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In the fitness arena, companies never seem to tire of offering up products with the supposed ability to exercise our bodies without requiring us to actually do anything - and the market will continue to thrive as long as the gullible and lazy among us keep feeding it. Vibrating belts designed to trim our waists while we watch tv and exercise machines that promise to give us glutes of steel in just 4 minutes a day seem very compelling during bouts of insomnia at four in the morning.

Oh, but these muscle tone garments from Japanese sportwear maker Asics are different (until proven otherwise) because they assist you in toning your muscles during exercise. They’re made of elastic materials that pull your muscles together so that, for instance, with the upper body version, your shoulder blades are pulled toward the spine to correct posture. The lower body version pulls at the muscles in your butt and thighs. I suppose the idea is that the additional resistance resulting from this pulling makes exercising those areas of the body more efficient, like carrying weights in your hands while jogging.

The company makes eleven different versions of the muscle tone garment, some made of mesh for hot summers.

Via The Nikkei Weekly (subscription)

Overview

Wondering what to gift your wife this wedding anniversary? Then your search ends here, gift her the beautiful TIMEX IRONMAN* Triathlon® Sleek 50-Lap Watch. This wristwatch has been specially designed for women who want to wear a trendy and sporty watch. Sporting an appealing pink strap, TIMEX IRONMAN* Triathlon® Sleek 50-Lap will go on and on for years without any complaints. In case you find any fault while using this cool watch, you can feel free to avail its one-year warranty.

Features

• Pink Resin Strap.
• 99-lap counter.
• INDIGLO night light.
• Dual Time Zones.
• Timer.
• Water Resistant to 100m.

Women can wear this wristwatch anytime and anywhere. Its waterproof quality makes it safe even if you drop it in 100m deep water. You can rely on this scratchproof watch while indulging in activities like climbing, kicking, swimming and biking. This smart wristwatch from Timex comes with a battery supporting 2 years life. TIMEX IRONMAN* Triathlon® Sleek 50-Lap sports a silver dial and comes in a matte case and offers a digital display.

Box content

The box comprises of TIMEX IRONMAN* Triathlon® Sleek 50-Lap and a warranty card.

Price

TIMEX IRONMAN* Triathlon® Sleek 50-Lap is available at a price of $ 60.00.

Source: Timex

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Sony’s “Fresh Start” program will be getting a slight change, well actually the service will remain exactly the same in keeping that junk off your computer, however it will no longer cost $50. Sony has been kind enough to offer it “free of charge,” but sadly the “Fresh Start” option still requires users to also have an ‘upgrade’ to the pre-installed Windows Vista Home, users must instead have Windows Vista Business installed, which will set you back an extra $100.

“Starting March 22, Sony will offer Fresh Start free of charge. We want VAIO users to have the best experience possible with our PCs, and we believe Fresh Start will help ensure that happens right out-of-the-box.”

Thanks Sony, you are so kind, now my $150 “Fresh Start” will only cost me $100. Putting that aside, let’s also talk about giving anyone who was foolish enough to pay for that “Fresh Start” a refund or credit.

Product [SonyStyle] Via [CrunchGear]

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For all you women out there, who just love your soap, Siemens has come out with a phone that will keep reminding you of your soap every time you look at it, and even when you hold it. This unnamed phone, which for the moment remains a concept phone, is the handiwork of Brazilian designer, Mariano Fajgelbaum. The very slippery looking phone has quite an unusual, in design parlance, abstract shape, with the phone getting progressively thinner from the earpiece to the mouthpiece, tapering and curving towards the mouthpiece. Calling it radical would be a little off place, feminine or girly would do just fine. And to make the slippery looking phone not-so-slippery to hold, Mariano has added a pronounced ridge all around the phone. The oval keypad, too is in sync with the phone’s rounded design. The color of course is a subdued pink on white, but I don’t see the classy ladies out there really complaining. Other features aren’t known at this moment but the phone appears to have a color display. Overall, one very slippery, soapy, girly pink phone which will certainly find many takers among the soap-loving women, pun very much intended.
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